Passengers are being advised to plan their journeys in advance over this bank holiday weekend as Network Rail prepares to undertake vital work to improve reliability of rail infrastructure.

Network Rail, and main contractor Amco, will begin work on Dunbar’s new second platform from next week (Tuesday, May 7).

Passengers in West Sussex and Hampshire are advised to plan ahead over the autumn half-term and the following three weekends, as Network Rail works to complete a multi-million pound upgrade of the lines between Barnham, Chichester and Havant.

Network Rail engineers have successfully completed a £25m, two-year-long upgrade at Edinburgh Waverley with the commissioning of a new crossover at the station.

Network Rail is reminding passengers to check before they travel this holiday weekend as engineers will be carrying out work to deliver more reliable infrastructure, improved facilities and better services.

The refurbished footbridge will officially be re-opened by local MP, Helen Whately at 12 noon on Friday 10 May

• Major work means major changes to journeys on the West Coast main line
• London Euston railway station will be closed on 4-6 May
• Passengers advised to travel either side of the bank holiday weekend

Network Rail has successfully delivered £5m of investment to renew track and points (rails which move to transfer trains from one line to another) on the West Coast Main Line through Rutherglen.